Style Report | Don Drapper Influence

The influence and hold that Mad Men has on our culture is quite astonishing, given its set during a time that most Americans are happy to have behind us. I adore the culture of the 60s: the clothes, the cars, the lingo, their dance moves, and their pure acceptance of an afternoon cocktail; the prejudice towards women, blacks, and anyone out of the norm, however, not so much. But I will gladly admit to having been bitten by the Mad Men bug and catching a bad case of the 'man crush' for Don Drapper (aka Jon Hamm). His style is pretty much genius - a constant display of indestructible gray business suits. If that doesn't speak Spring 2010, then nothing does. Woven by lightweight, high-twist wools are what give them their indestructibility - or for lack of a better term, wrinkle-proof. In a process that results in such a fabric, the finest, softest fibers are coiled tightly together.
And this allows for travel and comfort, all while encased in a business suit, not to mention its season-viability. Jon Hamm models an example of what suits should look like for fall & will be like for Spring 2010 in GQ, and is it just me or does he look like he is in costume for Mad Men?
Suit, $3,150; Shirt, $395; both by Giorgio Armani; Tie, $105, by Emporio Armani; Sunglasses by Ray-Ban; Belt by Martin Dingman